The Burkey's

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T03:56:00.000-08:00

Our little celebrated Jesus' brth yesterday. We had a great time. We woke up and Andrew and Luke opened their stokings and then Luke opened his presents. We then had breakfast at the Cracker Barrel with Tim, Kim, and Kiersten. It was a blast!

Later on we decorated a whole bunch of sugar cookies. Well...Andrew and I did. Luke ended up just licking the frosting out of the bowl and pouring some on to a cooke, which he ate. That was a special treat for him because I really don't give me sweets.

It was a great day. Today we will be going to fellowship at church and then Luke and I will pack up and head to Kansas for a week with my parents. Andrew will stay behind to continue to work on the basement. We don't have much longer because we would like the basement finished before baby #2 joins this world in May.

Oh, for those who don't know we did have an ultrasound but our little bundle was exteremely active that the tech could barely get any pictures. So she said she thinks that baby is...a girl? She added the ? so for now we are calling the baby Amelia until my next ultrasound on January 30th. Hopefully "Amelia" will be a little more calm because I would ike to know for sure. The tech told me not to buy anything because right now its likea 55% chance it's girl.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday season and don't forget why this season even exists. A little baby was born in order to wash away OUR sins. Thank you baby Jesus!

(More pictures to come once Christmas is done)

Chaput Christmas

2011-12-19T05:35:00.000-08:00

We had my family's Christmas on Saturday and Luke was very excited. So I had him pose in front of one of our trees before we left to go. I think he is darn cute.
Before we were able to open up presents Lilly dressed up as an angel and told the story of Jesus' birth with my mom's help.
Sunday the kids preformed at church but there was a confusion on what kids did what songs so as you can see Luke is acting like he did not know these songs...because he didn't.

2011

2011-12-10T04:05:00.001-08:00

Man oh Man did a lot happen in 2011. So since I never put out a Christmas newsletter...this will have to count.

We got pregnant in late Spring but ended up having a miscarriage on vacation in Gatlinburg. It was very difficult on us.

Andrew and I made a huge decision to have me step down from my Director position and work part, part time from home to allow me to be a full time mom starting in September. BEST DECISION EVER!

A week after stepping down we find out we are pregnant. (He get to find out if it is a boy or girl the week before Christmas...so that is an awesome gift...being able to call the baby and name instead of "baby.")

Luke got potty trained before he turned 2 in October. He also began recognizing letters and counting to 5. The best part is he is starting to put sentences together. Some awesome phrases he says around the house would be "oh man," "thats awesome,"and "oh nuts." He is a smart, loving little boy that has a little stinker part to him.

We recently broke him from his paci and changed is bed into the full size version. And he has done great. The big perk is that he seems to have transitioned from waking up in the morning at 4:30 to now waking up around 5:30 or 6. YAY! And I did that all while Andrew was in Florida for work.

Andrew will not be going with us to Kansas this year (boo) because he is on short time line to get the basement completely remodeled before baby number 2 comes in May. But so far he has done a great job from demo to framing up walls and other things I didn't know of.

So in short that was our year. And I cannot wait to see what 2012 holds for us. (when I go to my other computer I will post some pictures form 2011)

Luke's Birthday

2011-10-28T05:51:00.000-07:00

Luke's birthday theme was art because, well, he loves art so we had lots of crafts for the kids to do.
Towards the end of the party Luke fell asleep on Uncle Tim, then passed on to Aunt Kate and then I took him and got him to wake up with the promise of a cookie but it was a cupcake instead.

Luke is attempting to ride the wild hog herself...Bella.

For Luke's Birthday my mom, myself, and Luke went to the Shedd Aquarium. He had a blast!

And yes...that is a duck with the fish.

May 14th

2011-10-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

So we are expecting a bundle of joy on May 14th. Andrew is convinced it's a girl and I am just staying open to whatever God blesses us with. When I was pregnant with Luke I felt like I wasn't pregnant pretty much the whole time except for the swelling. This one is a little different but I at least know that things are going smoothly when I am feel a little less like me. At this point I am only 10 weeks and my brazil nut is pretty active at least what I saw from the ultrasound.

Next post will have pictures because Luke's birthday is Thursday and we are having a birthday party for him on Saturday. I cannot believe that he is already turning two. He has already accomplished so much in his short time with us. Talks up a storm, potty trained except during napping times, and gives the best hugs, kisses, and back pats when you need to be comforted. I know he will be a wonderful big brother once he gets use to sharing his mommy.

Mis-hap

2011-10-14T04:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been awhile since I last posted anything. I had to change my email address and when I when to update it on my blog I was blocked out of it. So, I promise to be a little better.

So for now that is it.

Ann

Yikes

2011-08-21T04:24:00.001-07:00

Luke is helping out around the house. What a ham!
We are in the very slow process or remodeling the basement. This is he only picture we have taken so far but t is now totally gutted.
We (meaning me) are going to try to potty train Luke in 2 weeks. So I got him so underwear. He thought he was hot stuff.
A couple months ago we moved him into the bigger room and coverted his crib into a daybed. As you can see he did great with the transition. Love this kid!

In 2 weeks I will get to spend more time with this kid because I will begin working from home part time. I can't remember a time working even less than 25 hours a week since freshman year in high school. I am SOOOOO excited for this opportunity. Yay for us!

In heaven

2011-06-01T04:12:00.000-07:00

So I was having some complications over the weekend with the pregnancy and yesterday I found out that I lost the baby. It was really sad news to get but I know I did not lose the baby. She is just in Heaven waiting for me to get there. Although I was extremely excited to meet her, I know she is in good hands until I get there.

Thank you for all your prayers. We did appreciate them during this rough time.

Jan. 11?

2011-05-09T15:42:00.001-07:00

So Andrew and I are very excited to announce that we are EXPECTING again. Saturday I took a test while Andrew was at work and it was positive. So I had Luke paint a picture(it really just looked like 4 different colors smeared together) but I labeled each color blue for Andrew, Pink for me, Green for Luke, and yellow for baby. So when Andrew walked in the door I told hm Luke painted it for him.

He said it looked nice not really giving it any attention. Finally I pretty much pointed it out and he started to jump up and down. He was so excited.

S now it's just the waiting game. It gives us time to really spend the extra time with Luke before he becomes a big brother.

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T15:59:00.001-07:00

Wonderful Easter. It just gets better and better as uke gets older. We had an egg hunt at my parent's house. Luke searched and gathered. He had a great time. To bad the majority of his findings went straight into his parent's stomach. We don't let Luke have sweets. Too bad for him.

We he woke up he and Andrew had baskets to open. Luke's best part was his bunny ears (even though we have explained the the easter bunny is not real) and his bead necklaces. That's right, he likes his necklaces. We also got him the Veggie Tales Easter Carol. Still over his head but it never hurts to explain the real meaning of Easter at 1.

Laughter

2011-04-22T16:05:00.000-07:00

Last week Luke and I were just hanging out and when I said Bella weird, he would repeat it back and just bust up laughing. And yes, he is not wearing pants. When he gets home from a long day at school, he feels more relaxed with no pants. Don't judge!

Spring Fling

2011-04-18T15:49:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday Luke was playing with his older cousins outside. So he hopped on the trike and went cruising. Yes I know...he's a cutie.

At Growing Kids we do a spring fling so they did an egg hunt (which is him and cousin Owen hunting eggs). Luke picked up a whole 3 eggs and got bored. He spent most of his time with his old infant teachers while I ran the event. I did take him to sit on the "Easter bunny's" lap (aka Miss Marilyn). Luke was given high fives in all. He also got football painted on his cheek. He had a great time.

I'm Back

2011-04-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been blogging for a while. Sorry there are no good reasons. I will work on it. So in the next few days I will start posting more pictures of what has been happening with my family. So right now I am just wasting time before taking Lilly to her birthday party!

10 months and counting

2010-08-23T14:33:00.001-07:00

So to celebrate Luke's 10 months we decided to get tubes put in. As you can see he wasn't too nervous but I thought he looked so cute in his little gown. The surgrey only took 10 minutes. He did great up until he woke up from the operation and didn't see mommy so when they walked us back I could hear him crying.

Later that day I put together our new coffee table and Luke decided he wanted to play in the box. I guess your never too young to play in a cardboard box.

Then on Saturday I bought him his new carseat. Still to small to seat facing forward but either way he thought he was big stuff.

It is so crazy that he will be 1 in two short months. I have already starting planning the birthday bash. He is the best thing that has ever happened to our little family. Sorry bella.

Randomness of the current happenings...

2010-07-26T17:19:00.001-07:00

We went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last week for vacation and as you can see we really enjoyed our time. We rented a condo and it was a blast. Relaxed at the beach, drove around in our golf cart, and took many naps...that's a good time.

Every time we went to the beach Luke fell a sleep on me for at least an hour and then he played. He enjoyed the ocean too!

One time I decided to just take him into the water without a swim diaper on and that was a mistake...he pooped in his trunks.

We spent some time with Sam, Shannon, and Gavin. We had a good time with them. Gavin was putting toys up alround Luke in the exersaucer then he tried tossing a toy to him. Luke wasn't impressed.

Before we left for vacation Luke was wait for me to get him out of his class to eat...and he just didn't make it.

We went to the zoo a couple weeks ago. The Podjans, the grand parents, and the Burkeys had fun int he heat. Here we were watching Lilly ride a pony.

Luke finished up his swimming lessons and what a pro he is. I think he really enjoys being in the water. He is a natural.

Then after his swimming lessons this is what happens. He gets so tuckered out and apparently he needs all of his pacifiers to comfort him into a deep sleep.

June updates

2010-06-20T17:18:00.001-07:00

I haven't blogged in a while so we have been up to a lot. So the pictures are in no certain order. Today is Father's day and Luke's 8 months of life! So after I fed him this morning before church he fell asleep and I actually was able to change his diaper without waking up. That has never happened!

After Sunday dinner with the fam, Kate, Matt, Judah, Lilly, Luke and Myself went swimming at George and Norma's (my parents neighbors). Luke was so worn out that we once again fell asleep as we were waking back to my parents house seconds after getting out of the pool.

Luke got his dad and himself watching outfits. They were suppose to wear cargo shorts but Andrew said it would look like they were going on a sarfri.

Luke also worked har on finger painting a picture for father's day using green beans He is so talented.

He has gotten good at eating harder foods such as the mum mums. He loves these corn rusks. So they are called.

Luke is now taking baths in the big boy tub. This is his first time in and he did so good splashing, playing with toys and folding over to drink the water. He is growing up so fast.

Last weekend Phil, Aaron, Kim, Andrew, Luke and myself wen to the strawberry festival. If you didn't go you didn't miss anything. This is a picture of them watching the 8 fire engines go by real slowly with all of the serines going off. Nice!

Also that same weekend Luke and Blake began their swimming lessons and the new YMCA in Niles. They did so go and man does it tried luke out.

Luke is probably the coolest kid EVER! Sorry to the other parents that didn't get blessed with Luke.

Fort Bragg Visit

2010-06-03T17:22:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday Luke and I flew to Fayetteville, NC to welcome home Sam from Iraq. It was an eventful trip. Luke got pink eye...from a cousin I will not name in which Gavin, Shannon, and my mom ended up getting as well. Then Luke got a fever and really didn't sleep through the night...pretty much woke up every 1-2 hours. The first picture is Shannon hold Luke in Medex which by the way does not doesn't take children 2 and younger. They didn't tell us until hours after sitting there. So when we did fly home the next day we went ot Medpoint and they told us nothing was wrong. I didn't accept seeing that he still had a temp and was not happy. So we went to Dr. Caruso in the morning and guess what another double ear infection!!!

Sam did so good with Luke. Luke always smiled at him. He really does know his uncle Sammy! I think this is right before he left for work on the motorcycle.

Oh, I got a picture with him. Yikes...someone really needs to get into the sun.

Sam got in Sunday around midnight. Luke, Gavin, Lilly, and Judah so good being up at this hour. Judah danced to the army band while Gavin was waving lots of flags. Lilly made a new friend and Luke was just being prefect!!! This picture was right after they were dismissed.

Kate was just excited to be apart of the event.

You can tell it was WAY past my bed time.

I had Luke on my shoulders and he vomited down on my hair and down my face. Delightful!

Bumma was bonding with lil Luke.

Kate brought some warmer clothes for Luke to wear and for some odd reason she thought that I would take Luke out in public in this thing. I apologize if any of you have something like this for your child...but it really bad. I think thats why Kate try giving to my because she didn't let Judah wear when he was little.

On my last day there Gavin and Luke went for a walk in the neighborhood and Luke was excited because it was actually a nice day that didn't rain.

7 months

2010-05-20T17:40:00.001-07:00

"I love being outside."

So Luke is 7 months today and he is still loving life. He is finally sleeping through the night. Yippee! He is really close to sitting unassisted. He can sit by himself for about 5 minutes before he gets distracted by something and he falls over, as you can see. Tip to self...don't take pictures right before bedtime. As you can tell he wasn't too happy.

Life gets busy

2010-05-14T17:37:00.000-07:00

Things have really gotten busy at home. Tonite Andrew left work earlier so Luke helped him mow the lawn. What a man...I guess Andrew is one too!

Luke rode on th ebye bye buggie at GK this afternoon. He is slightly crying here because he saw his mommy. Well, I had to take a picture of this big moment.

Two weeks ago Luke was sent home with a fever. As you can see he doesn't look too hot. This picture is of him coughing, it was sad to hear. He ended up having a double ear infection. This poor kid doesn't get a break.

We had a breakfast get together the day Shannon left for Fort Bragg. So here are all of the cousin. I think Logan was really enjoying picture time!

One day after work, Luke and I watched a movie and he fell asleep playing. So cute.

Erin and Dan brought a bouncy seat over for Luke. He was excited toplay in it.

Morther's Day

2010-05-09T15:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Morther's Day Mom...even though I didn't get to see you today. You are honestly the best mom in the WORLD...I know this because...well I just do. You are an awesome friend and a wonderful Bumma. Thank you for having me!

Reasons to be a mom:

1. You create someone who TRULY loves you with all their heart.

2. You never have to be alone when going out...if you don't want to be.

3. You get to be apart of someone's huge milestones and know you helped them accomplish each one.

4. Someone to light up everytime you walk in the room.

5. You get to wake up every morning knowing you created this...

(Thanks Kate Podjan Photography for the picture.)

Randomness

2010-04-22T17:11:00.001-07:00

Like I said...Luke is 6 months now. He weighed in at 12.6 lbs., 25 inches long. He has grown in length but not in width. So the next couple of pictures are to show that he is a big boy. Also, yesterday ago we started him on carrots and he did so good!

On tuesday, I took the day off to hang out with Shannon before she leaves. We went to hacienda and Kate called and joined up with us. Kate tried to steal him.

Lilly had her birthday party on the 10th. We had a blast as you can see.

I got Lilly a princess piano and Gavin was pretty excited about that.

The Podjans pushed Luke is the stroller...yes it is meant for dollies.

Luke now sleeps with a little puppy doy head that has a little blanket attached. It's cute!

6 months!!!

2010-04-20T16:38:00.000-07:00

Cutie Putie Luke

Luke swinging with Andrew on Easter.
(more pictures to come)

Today Luke is 6 months old. I cannot believe that he has been in my life for 1/2 of a year. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect baby boy. The Lord sure did bless Andrew and myself. To celebrate I took most of the day off so we could take Shannon out before she heads back to North Carolina. Kate joined us for lunch and we did A LOT of shopping. Luke picked out a new exciting toy.

He did have his doctor's appointment...and things did not go so well. Luke has not gained weight in 3 months. He is 12.6 lbs but has grown a 1/2 an inch. So he is 25 inches tall. He still is not pooping without "help" so the doctor is scheduling a test next Friday to test for cystic fibrosis. Pretty scary stuff but I already prayed to complete restoration and that Luke's body would be completely healed. So just keep him in your prayers.

LILLY!

2010-04-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

Today Lilly turned 4! I totally love this girl. Here are so pictures of the cutie pootie.

Easter

2010-04-05T18:24:00.000-07:00

Today I gave some more cereal to Luke but he kept trying to get into it. So why fight it. It ended up from his eye brows to his chin. Too cute!

On Easter I searched for an outfit for Luke to wear to church. There really aren't much options for boys so he decided to goes as a preppy golfer. He was pimpin it!

During church Gavin was playing Papa's tambourine and doing flags with Shannon. I sure will miss them when they leave.

Luke and Blake

2010-04-03T11:32:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I got together with Shanna and Blake. As you can see Luke had a blast. Luke is almost 5 and half months old and Blake is almost 4 months. Shanna said that Blake is now 15 pounds. It seems that all the little ones are passing him up. Well...it doesn't seem to bother him.

We thought it was funny to see the size difference in their thighs. And yes...Luke is sucking Blake's hand and not his own. He just wants his friend to know that he is right there for him.

Cereal

2010-04-03T03:21:00.000-07:00

So Luke got this full body rash and we went to the doctor and wasn't sure what it could be. It is either caused by the shake diet I've been on for two weeks or his immune system is fighting off something and will need to be placed of styroids. They weighed him and he has not gained an ounce in a month. Still 12.8 lbs. Oh and he stopped pooping on his own again. Well he did poo for 3 weeks...he must of got tired. The video is of Luke trying cereal the very first time, sorry that my arm is in the way. There's a better video of him eat the second time on facebook.

5 months

2010-03-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

Luke is 5 months old today. He is pretty excited about it. We even went and got a bucket seat for the swing set. Now it just needs to get a little warmer so we can go swing. I love this boy. I told him that God blessed me so much with him because he is PREFECT!

Yesterday we were just hanging out and he started to copy me so I went and got the camera and he continued to do it. Be prepared for cutiness.

St. Patrick's Day

2010-03-18T09:41:00.001-07:00

Luke had a visitor at school yesterday. He was real impressed. More pictures to come when I get home of Luke in his St. Patrick's shirt.

Toes Suck

2010-03-11T14:13:00.000-08:00

Luke has know figured out how to suck his toes.He is flexible just like his mommy.

Side Note: Luke was really sick for the first time. Andrew brought Luke to work on Friday and he looked really bad but luckly, Grandma Burkey came in and was able to hangout with him until I could leave. He got worse throughout the weekend. So I called off for the second time in almost 8 years and took him to the doctor's. He ended up having inflammed lungs, throat, and ear drums...oh and a temp. He was put on three meds. and could return to "school" on wednesday. He looked so sad. With his weezing and not smiling...he is doing much better now. Just slight weezing. Poor thing

Lilly Time

2010-03-11T14:06:00.000-08:00

My mom watched Luke while I m at a Director's meeting and Lilly was there. She wanted me to take pictures of her tights. So here they are. I also took some close up of us. I love this girl!

I love Luke

2010-03-11T13:58:00.000-08:00

Yes that is Luke working hard for the 1st time in the jumproo at school. Go Luke!!!

He got all dressed up for Church. And yes...that is a sweater vest. I think he looks cute.

Here he is in his outfit showing us his talent. (in case you don't know what it is, it's holding his leg in the air)

Doctor's Appointment

2010-02-23T17:11:00.000-08:00

Sorry no picture this time but just wanted to let everyone know of Luke's doctor's appointment. Today he got his 4 month shots. Poor thing his eye got all big once he got poked in the left leg and cried very little. Then...he got a shot in the other leg and this time he wasn't so easily calmed. The whole time he just looked at me thinking "mom, how could you let this happen to me." Killed me!

He weighed in at 12.7 pounds, 24.5 inches long. So 10 percentile for weight and 25th for length. So apparently I have a little peanut. The doctor wants we to hold up on giving him cereal until at least 6 months because he still is unable to poo on his own. We might have to add special fruits with the cereal to increase the ability for his body to process the foods. If he is unable to do so he will have ot go back in for test. Thank goodness he is a happy little trooper.

I LOVE MY SON!

4 MONTHS!!!

2010-02-20T11:59:00.001-08:00

Yes...I know I probably have the cutest baby in the world. I am very blessed with a very happy boy and today he is 4 months old! It is amazing how quickly 4 months goes by.

And yes, he does cry...but doesn't he look adorable.

Sibling get-together

2010-02-20T11:49:00.001-08:00

Since my little Brother is back for a 2 week leave from Iraq. We had them all over for fun and fast food. Seeing that both Andrew and I had to work they decided that everyone would stop and bring their own fast food on their way here. We played games and the wii.

Shannon had to let the let us do her hair as part of the game we were playing. Doesn't she look good?!?

If you are wondering when did I gain another sister. That is Neckers...Shannon Neckers. She is a long time friend and is staying with my parents while she is finishing an intership in town. As you can see she had to do some real strange things for the games as well.

Hanging out with Lilly

2010-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:00

I brought Lilly home when I got off work last Friday. As you can see we had a blast. We watched Enchanted and had supper. Lilly must have been hungry becuase she had a peanut butter and honey sandwich, baked chips, strawberries, thin mints, and peanut better cookies. (trying to get rid of the un healthy snacks). Good Times!

Valentine's Day @ School

2010-02-20T11:37:00.000-08:00

Friday, February 12th was our Valentine's Party at GK. Luke was dressed and ready to go. We get to school around 7:15 and at 9:00 I go to get him. As I'm feeding I unwrap him out of his blanket and he has choclate melted on him. Already getting into the sweets? I called into his classroom and Miss Edel blamed it on her grandson because he had some of the chocolate Luke gave her for V day. Silly Luke! Oh and the Podjans and Andrew stopped by too.

School Days

2010-02-16T08:35:00.000-08:00

(apparently he really likes to lean to his left)

Over the weekend Andrew put together Luke exersaucer. So he had an exciting day in the bumbo and the exersaucer. So when we came to school on Monday, I told Miss Edel he would be ready to do either of those things. So these are the pictures of him in the bumbo. Such a big boy!!!

Sammy is back in town

2010-02-11T17:19:00.001-08:00

I love my brother and am so happy he is here for two weeks until he has to go back to Iraq. We had a welcome home din din with the fam. So here are a few pictures.

Play date #2

2010-02-11T17:10:00.000-08:00

You may remember this photo from December. Luke was about 10 weeks and Blake was about 2 weeks.

Now look at them...

Andrew and his son

2010-02-11T16:58:00.001-08:00

So Andrew was playing with Luke and had him up in the air...let the pictures speak for themselves.

Saturday Andrew and Luke were "enjoying" the football games on tv while was cooking and cleaning.

Of course we needed to include a nudie shot.

Biggie Boy

2010-02-01T16:42:00.000-08:00

So Saturday Luke rolled over four times. As soon as I got the camera he decided he was finished. So when we got home tonight he was ready to preform. I don't want to brag but he is advanced. Wouldn't you agree?

Tummy Time (reversed)

2010-01-27T12:46:00.000-08:00

So two days ago Luke was about to enjoy himself at school on the floor. All the "big" kids we're either sleeping or eating so they put Luke on the floor using the boppy. I walked in and he was really enjoying himself. He was smiling and laughing. So I ran and borrowed Beth's camera to capture the moment. Sorry if the pictures aren't of the highest quality.

3 Months Old

2010-01-20T18:27:00.000-08:00

My baby boy is practically a teenager. He is 3 months old today. So I took some pictures to remember this big day.

Some things that he has accomplished in the past month would be...

1. developed smelly farts

2. has the cutest giggle

3. started daycare and is doing great with it

4. pretty much sleeping through the night

5. oh, and loves his mom more and more

Zoo Fun

2010-01-16T18:11:00.001-08:00

For Christmas my parents gave us a season pass to Potawatomi Zoo. So the Podjans, Shannon, Gavin, Nic, Jen, Logan, Mom, Luke and Myself went. Even though it was real cold we had a good time.

That's right...he is as cute as a button.

Lilly enjoyed the monkeys.

The tiger really liked Judah and right before this he...went poo.

So looking down isn't the best angle for my chin.

This was pretty much what Luke did. I think he learned A LOT.

1st day at Daycare

2010-01-16T18:05:00.001-08:00

January 4th was mt first day back at work since my maternity leave. So that made it Luke's first day too. He was so worn out he slept in his car seat for over 30 minutes which never happens.

Edel and Louise (his teachers) make him a welcome sign right above his crib. We was so excited he slept...even more.

CHRISTMAS IS OVER!

2009-12-31T14:07:00.000-08:00

This is Great Grandma Lilly holding Luke. Don't they look sweet!

All 13 great grandkids on the Lilly side.

So we had a lot of Christmas' this year. One on the 19th, two on the 24th, 26th, and the 27th. As you can see Luke was pooped out. We had a great time in Kansas. Luke did awesome, hardly made a peep as we took the 14 hour trip there and then back with Shannon and Gavin. We even attended Darcy's baby shower on the 27th also. Now we are getting ready for our New Year's Eve party that my husband is making throw. I'm still going to good to bed at 10 because someone won't have to get up several times throughout the night and get up a 5 am.

That's right Lilly is pushing Luke is a play stroller. I was supervising.

GK Holiday Program

2009-12-23T07:44:00.000-08:00

So last Tuesday was Growing Kids Holiday Porgram. Luke came and sat with my parents while I worked. Afterwards my Boss' wife Beth was so excited to meet him she took a ton of pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. By the way Mrs. Clause is actually Miss Louise who is one of his infant teachers when he starts in January. (tear) Look knows that it was Louise by the way.

New Schedule

2009-12-15T12:48:00.000-08:00

Luke is on a new schedule and this is day number 2. It is going really well. He likes to talk to the little doggies on the bouncy seat and the little guy sleeps just like mommy (legs underneath the body). His is so cute!

First Play Date

2009-12-15T12:44:00.001-08:00

Today Luke had his first "play date" with Blake. My good friend Shanna had Blake about 9 days ago. Its crazy to think that Luke was his size nine weeks ago. As you see they really enjoyed their time together. Luke looks like a monster here at he is only 10 pounds. It's amazing how quickly babies grow.

Time Flies!

2009-12-12T14:51:00.000-08:00

Luke had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday. He is growing sooo fast. He is 10.2 lbs and 22 inches tall now. Still in newborn clothing but they are starting to phase out. I love taking care of him. I know he loves me because he follows me with his eyes whenever I am around. I just hope that continues when he goes to daycare...BOO! Atleast I am only three doors done, too bad I tell my staff that can't be with their children when their on the clock. I'm going to have to follow my own words. I LOVE LUKE!

Dedication

2009-12-06T16:30:00.000-08:00

My baby boy was dedicated this morning at church. Most of the family was able to be there for this big moment in Luke's life...even though he will not remember it but his loving parents will. I tried to find a newborn suit but no luck so he was dressed like a prep.

2009-12-04T08:34:00.000-08:00

Luke is all smiles in the morning and if I do say so myself...it's the cutest thing ever. He smiles a lot like I did when I was little.

It was really hard to decorate with a little one. This year are tree is about 10 feet tall. It is huge so it was difficult to decorate seeing that I am only half as tall. I tried my best. I also hung the wreaths and things around the windows with the new command hooks and they did not work. They all fell down so I need to figure out what to do to get it up.

Monday my mom took to me to shippshe for my B-day present. We have been doing this for years...its our tradition. Luke of course joined us so this is a picture of her in the fancy bathroom. They had a little private are for moms to nursery. Thank you! We had a great time and Luke did wonderfully.

Silly Luke

2009-11-28T17:40:00.000-08:00

When I got up several mornings ago, I picked Luke up out of his pack n' play and this is what he had done. He is such a little peanut that he got his arm through the neck hole of his sleeper sack. What a stinker!

Chaput Thanksgiving

2009-11-24T14:26:00.000-08:00

My mom found this really cute turkey idea and with Jen's help they created it wonderfully.

On Saturday my family got together to celebrate Thanksgiving. Unlike my brother I love getting together for Thanksgiving even though we get together every Sunday. There is just something different about it. Luke was really excited about the day by sleeping through most of the day. (Which he NEVER does).

On other news Luke has been running a low grade temperature for a couple weeks and is still unable to poo on his own. I ended up having to take him to get an x-ray of his intestines and colon. I get the results back tomorrow so hopefully we find out whats going on. Oh...they weighed him and he is already 9.4 lbs. When we left the hospital he was only 6.3 lbs. He is growing too fast or it could just be stored up poo seeing that he is still wearing newborn clothing. I love this little guy but keep him in your prayers.

This Week

2009-11-13T09:36:00.001-08:00

Luke has been very busy in babyland. He had a slight fever for a couple of days and still is unable to poo on his own. I finally gave in and assisted him (I won't go into details). He slept over an hour and half in his crib for naptime. That's a big deal because he really doesn't like laying flat. He likes his bouncey seat A LOT!

Luke is our little burrito!
Today Aunt Kate and cousin Judah popped by to go on Luke's very first walk. Judah was really excited to hang out with us, as you can see. He even tried to push Luke's stroller. I love Judah.

Sorry the picture is blurry but I wanted to get a picture of Luke actually sleeping in his crib without waking him so I turned the flash off. You can't really tell but Luke is turned looking at his rain forest soother and the pacifier is hanging out of the side of his mouth. I really love this boy. I can't wait until he is able to sleep in his crib throughout the night. Oh sleep...how I miss thee.

Update on Luke

2009-11-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

Luke has being adjusting well to life so far. He still sleeps a lot so thats pretty much all the pictures I am able to get.

Just ignore the bags underneath my eyes. Apparently getting up several times throughout the night can make you a bit tired.
Bella has been such a good big sister. Whenever Luke cries, Bella has to make sure he is okay. It is really cute.This is a glimpse into the future. And yes, ESPN was on the TV!

One thing Luke is good at right now is putting his foot up in the air for a long period of time. If only Star Search was still up and running. He would be famous!!!

Luke is gaining weight wonderfully but that could also be apart of the fact he hasn't pooped in awhile. I feel so bad for him. He also had a slight fever this morning but he has been in good spirits. Being a mom has been really rewarding so far and I am really enjoying it!!

1st bath

2009-10-30T07:25:00.000-07:00

Luke keep me busy yesterday. This is what he did...

He moved when I was taking a picture and I thought it was funny.
This morning I gave Luke his first real bath (not just a washcloth and water). His belly button cord fell off two days ago, his pee pee is all healed up and so he was ready for a deep cleaning. He did so well. No crying, just a little confused. He was so small in the tub I had to hold his head and then I decided to wrap a towel around him so he was stable. The only time he cried was when I took him out. He really doesn't like to be cold. Such a good little boy!

Life as a mom

2009-10-28T13:52:00.000-07:00

I have really enjoyed being a mom so far. Luke is such a good baby which makes being a mom that more enjoyable. I know the picture below doesn't show his face but its so cute because he always covers his face with his hands. He doesn't like being cold or light. Just like his mommy.
Grandma has been such a help. She has been staying with us and helping out during the night. She says she hasn't earned her keep because he sleeps about 4-5 hours in between feedings during the night. Thank you for that even though when he does eat its about a hour a pop!

It's so weird to think that just 8 days ago this little guy appeared. I love him and Andrew does too! We have been blessed.

My Sister Ann

2009-10-20T13:08:00.001-07:00

I am so proud of my sister Annie. She did such a good job growing that little guy! I know she'll be the best mommy to Luke, and Andrew will be an amazing daddy. I feel so priveliged to be here to see the pride, emotion, joy and utter exhaustion of the past 18 or so hours since we got to the hospital. I am gonna spoil that little baby with love and pray for him and his parents continually!

I've been able to see Luke through the window in the nursery, and here's the goods:
-He has a perfect little nose, or as Andrew said, "He got the nose we were hoping for!"
-He has a little bit of light brown hair...he's nowhere near as hairy as we thought he would be!
-He's absolutely beautiful, from head to toe.

I'll post some photos on Facebook when I get home tonight.

Love,
Aunt Katie

Luke Alan Burkey

2009-10-20T09:05:00.000-07:00

6 pounds, 9 ounces
20 inches long
11:08-ish a.m.
October 20, 2009

First Photos (on Daddy's phone)

2009-10-20T08:58:00.000-07:00

HE'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-10-20T08:28:00.001-07:00

details to come!

Prepping to PUSH!!!

2009-10-20T07:54:00.000-07:00

that's all for now.

Update

2009-10-20T07:30:00.000-07:00

Ann is now 8-9 cm, and it's too late to mess with the epidural. The doctor is on his way, so we're hoping Luke will be here soon!

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Prayer Needed

2009-10-20T07:20:00.001-07:00

Ann's epidural took a long time to kick in, and now its only working on half of her back. Ann is in a lot of pain. The doctor will be in soon to try to reposition the epidural, and if that doesn't work, then she'll have to make the call whether or not to have a second epidural put in. Please pray that the repositioning would go well and that Ann would be able to receive some relief from the pain. Thanks!

{{kate}}

Drugs.

2009-10-20T06:19:00.001-07:00

She's getting the epidural as we speak. Hopefully that will take care of the pain. Pray for Luke's positioning and the back labor to be relieved. 100% effaced at last check, no change in dilation.

On a more lame note, I have rearranged the waiting room to include "conversation nooks" and a dining area for both adults and children. I know you're impressed.

{{kate}}

Update

2009-10-20T05:25:00.000-07:00

Still dilated to 6 cm, 90% effaced, back labor. Epidural coming soon.

HE'S COMING!!!!!

2009-10-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

(This is Kate.)

Ann & Andrew are at the hospital right now getting ready for Luke's debut! Ann is very comfortable, only experiencing mild contractions, and is 6 cm dilated and 50% effaced. It looks like we might be waiting for awhile. I am in the room with them (until Andrew kicks me out), and they are trying to rest while they can. If you're reading this right now (at 1 in the morning): GO TO SLEEP! Ann will receive visitors after Luke is born and they have been moved to the Mother/Baby Room. I'll keep you updated until then!

Updates

2009-10-17T10:12:00.000-07:00

I was real busy this week that I did not get to update you on my progress at 38 weeks. This week Andrew turned 26 on Wednesday, Thrsday I had a doctor's appointment and the Doctor thinks I have less then a week left, Friday we had both sides of the family over for an Open House to see the the finished house (and Lilly spent the night), and this morning I took Beth and Lilly to get pedicures. It was Beth's birthday present.

So it was a pretty busy day. I took all the needed ideas from my office in case Friday was my last day before I return from maternity leave. It is really weird to think that Luke could be here any day!!! Both Andrew and I are real excited but no contractions yet. Other things are going on but I'm going to save you the details.

Kate will update the blog to let you know whenI go into Labor. Fingers crossed that the doctor is right about me having him real soon.

FULL TERM

2009-10-07T14:00:00.000-07:00

I am officially full term this week. Meaning Luke could come any day and come out "normal." So Andrew and I are so excited that we will be mommy and daddy very soon. I even installed the car seat on Monday.

The only problem about being so huge (besides being the huge part) is that I had to work from 7:00 in the morning till 7:45 at night with no break. Growing Kids is getting accredited and we had a verifier at my location and of course she has to meet with the person in charge at the end...which is me. It was way too long of day for being 9 months pregnant. I kept truckin though.

36 weeks

2009-09-30T15:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry about how blurry the picture is but to be honest it's not like your need clarity to see me.

Growing Up

2009-09-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

This weekend was pretty busy for Andrew and myself. Saturday we had to attend a childbirth education class and get all needed items to finish up the house. Then Sunday we had church, Sunday dinner at my parents, grocery shopping and work on the house. So, we decided to leave the dogs out. They must know they are going to be a big brother and big sister because both days we let them loose in the house and nothing was chewed on. Including the potpourri. I am so proud! Oh, Friday night Andrew had to drop some items off at work late at night and he got hit by a Semi-Truck! He survived but there was damage to the truck. Even though Andrew was stopped completely at a stop sign and the semi truck turned onto the street and swiped him, the stupid cop said they were both at fault. So, another deductible to pay, yippee.

35 Weeks

2009-09-23T13:55:00.001-07:00

Remodeling and 34 Weeks

2009-09-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

So on Saturday I worked really hard on the kitchen back splash. I did it all on my own and was pretty proud on houw it turned out. This is just a glimpse of it. Once the whole house is finished I will post way more pictures.

Please ignore the pants. I was getting ready to do some house work.

34 weeks pregnant and Luke is getting bigger by the day. He really enjoys his time in my rib cage. I think he goes there because he wants to be as close to me as possible. Oh, and my legs look like tree trunks. Dr. Caruso better be right and my legs go back within two weeks after having Luke.

33 weeks

2009-09-11T14:00:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have delayed on posting this week. I took the picture today so really it's like 33.5 weeks. We want to be technical in all. Over the past week I have painted doors white, installed door knobs on all the doors, filled in holes in the trim and border, and primed all the door jams. So I have been working pretty hard. I am hoping to take on the task of putting up the back splash in the kitchen. If it looks good there will be pictures shortly following.

PS. I completely forgot to mention that last weekend we had some wonderful friends come and do a work day at our house. We got so man little projects finished and/ or started. Thank you Ryan and Alysen, Adam and Erin, Fletcher, and Aaron. You guys were so sweet to do that for us!

32 Weeks

2009-09-03T14:48:00.001-07:00

32 weeks into the Pregnancy. So far so easy! It's weird to think that I only have 8 weeks left and then I'll be a mommy. Oh, Luke says hi.

Flooring

2009-08-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

So Andrew and a few others have been working extremely hard to put the bamboo floors in. We decided to put them in pretty much on the whole floor. So master bedroom, hallway, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Andrew has finished all of it except the walk-in closet. So here is a picture of the a part of the living room where Andrew has also put in the triming.

31 weeks

2009-08-26T14:57:00.001-07:00

So here I am in all of my glory. Nothing really new has happened since last week. It is just a little more difficult to get out of bed or up the stairs. But I guess I had that coming.

Luke's Room

2009-08-26T14:53:00.001-07:00

So on Saturday I began working on Luke's room. It is almost completely done. All the furniture is put together, carpet put in, curtains up, walls painted, clothes put away, and all that needs to be done is redo the wiring I messed up and hang some art. So I will put more pictures up once it is all the way done.

Charlie Dingo

2009-08-18T14:36:00.000-07:00

So Charlie really enjoys to lick himself all the time. I finally had enough of the rash he is creating and the sound he makes when he licks so I bought a dog cone. He looks pretty good. The funny part is that he doesn't leave enough room to make it around corners or doorways and frequently runs into them. One day later he figured out how to lick his under carriage with the cone on. Charlie dingo!

past weeks

2009-08-18T14:31:00.000-07:00

Week 28

Week 29
week 30

So our Internet was out while Andrew was doing the floors. So I have updated the past three weeks of pregnancy photos. So that they are not in focus but I have important things to do besides make fancy pregnancy photos.

27 Weeks

2009-07-28T13:59:00.001-07:00

Week 27 feels a lot like week 26. Some updates would be that I believe Luke had hiccups today. It kind of tickled. I took the glucola test a week and half ago and I tested borderline so I have to go in for a 4 hour test. Lucky me!

Jonathan's Wedding

2009-07-28T13:52:00.001-07:00

So Andrew's cousin Jonathan got married on Saturday to Kate. She made a beautiful bride unfortunately Kim took all of the pictures and I do not have one of her. Probably because everywhere we were we saw Jonathan's back and nothing else.

Mark sang in the wedding and did a wonderful job!

Here are three of the Burkey Boys!

I tried to get Owen to pose for a shot but he wanted to look elsewhere.

26 Weeks

2009-07-22T17:25:00.000-07:00

Drink that up! Ok let me explain...I have not gained weight this week I just look enormous because of several reasons:

1. I had drank about 64 oz. of water
2. just ate supper (which was delicious)
3. I took the picture late at night opposed to the afternoon (I swell at night which is a delight)

So thank you for reading my excuses. A weird thing is that Luke was poking me in my ribs so I pushed him down and I felt the other end down underneath.

Luke's Big News!

2009-07-21T09:20:00.000-07:00

According to my weekly update from BabyCenter.com Luke's testicles have begun the descent into the scrotum. I had emailed my sister and she thought that it was something to blog about. So, way to go Luke!

25 Weeks and Counting

2009-07-15T14:01:00.001-07:00

So here is me in all my glory if that's what we want to call it. Fun story, our neighbors invited Andrew and myself over for birthday cake. Alex was turning 51! Oh Alex. Needless to say we were talk about which months are bad for families when it comes to birthdays. I mentioned that October and November were rough seeing that Dad, Nic, Andrew, and Kate are October and Erin, Logan, Adam, Shannon, and myself are November. And soon when Luke comes he will add to either one of those months. Melissa, Alex's wife was looking at me like I'm crazy. Alex never told her I was pregnant. I then looked at my stomach and said, "I hope you didn't think this was all me just preparing for winter." Yikes!

24 weeks

2009-07-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

So here is my 24 week picture. Can you believe it that I am already 6 months. Time sure flies when your gettin fat! Still it is really cool to feel him kicking me in the ribs and side. He doesn't do it much but when it comes, it is great!

Matt Parker is Married!

2009-07-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

So a good friend of Andrew and mine got married on the 4th. It was a beautiful ceremony and reception. Afterwards we had Mark, Lauren, and Owen spend the night. Unfortunately Andrew thought having some people over was a good idea and we ended up have about 20 people over. I went to bed at 1:30 because the following morning we had a Burkey get together at 7 in the morning. Who knows what time Andrew went to bed.

Living room

2009-06-30T14:57:00.000-07:00

So Andrew has been working really hard on the house. He finished painting the living a wonderful sage. I know I really went out on this one. On Saturday Andrew and my Dad put in the chandelier. I looks wonderful!

week 23

2009-06-30T14:55:00.001-07:00

So here is week 23. I believe that means 1 week away from being 6 months pregnant. Crazy how time flies.

Dogs and Pregnancy

2009-06-24T14:04:00.000-07:00

The Precious Angels have left my doggies. So the dogs have done the following:

1. eat pieces of wood lying around the room

2. pee on the floor when yelled at (CHARLIE!)

3. tear up several rolls of wrapping paper in the basement and pee on it. (Guess who peed on it?)

4. poo in the basement

5. try to escape from the cage and pierce through the ear (Bella)

4. whine at every single thing that walks, drives, flies by the house.

Honestly...who couldn't love these bundles of joy!!!

Unfortunately this is me at 22 weeks. Yikes! How do you come to grip with your thighs and butt forming an alliance to take over the world. I understand the growth in the stomach, that would be Luke, but seriously...why my legs and butt. Let's just hope it disappears as Luke graces us with his appearance.

21 weeks

2009-06-18T12:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry I forgot to take my picture earlier this week, I surprised I am still remembering. Well, I am 21 weeks. I felt Luke finally kick on Tuesday or at least I think I felt him. I had my doctor's appointment this afternoon and everything is going perfectly. To be honest, except for excepting the weight gain, pregnancy has been extremely easy for me. So the picture looks really bad. The new color in the dining room makes taking pictures in there a little more difficult. Oh well!

Updates

2009-06-12T13:15:00.001-07:00

Sorry about the delay in my pictures but my lovely dogs decided to eat my memory card reader. Apparently number 4 in readers I purchased will actually work with my card. So, I have my pregnant pictures, week 19 is out becuase we were on our cruise!

week 17 above and week 18 below.
week 20 below.

Andrew had time to paint our living room. Surprisely I chose to go with beige. I went out on a limb on that color. Soon to come will be the dining room. Andrew got must of the painting done and will be able to do the lighting. YEAH!

Andrew was in his PJs and we're going to run to McDonald's and he quickly threw this lovely outfit together. He looked "special."

The following our some pictures of our cruise. I am not in much because every time I looked at myself I got depressed. Pregnancy, who knew? We went to Key West and Nassua. It rained 90% of the time but don't you worry because the day out sea was our sunny day. Poo. We had a real good time and both came back weighing a lot more. Thank you Burkey parents for watching our doggies.

The skies began to get really bad when we paid to go on a private island. The boat person had to call the cruise line to notify them that we were unable to get off the island and they would need to hold the boat. This picture was justthe beginning of how bad it got.

Ultrasound

2009-06-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

So we got back from the cruise yesterday night. The only good thing about it was that this morning we had our ultrasound. Below our two pictures of HIS face. Yes, it's a boy! Andrew was really excited and it took me a little longer seeing that I was convinced I was having a girl. Soon we will have a name picked so until then we will be calling the baby...Baby.

Here he is sucking on his thumb.
This is his profile. He is healthy and weighing in at 9 oz. Right on track!

16 weeks

2009-05-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

So Shannon called whinning that I didn't put my picture up yesterday. I took the picture and then got distracted by Gilmore Girls. I love that show. I really like Logan and I don't know why. By the way, I did not realize that I was 4 months pregnant until Erin, my mother-in-law said it to me on Saturday. Crazy!

15 Weeks

2009-05-06T15:25:00.000-07:00

Here's 15 weeks. Nothing has changed so sorry not much to write about.

14 Weeks

2009-04-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

I know, I knoow, I know. Yes I can tell a difference. Unfortunately I have gone to the pudgie stage where if you didn't know I was pregnant you'd think "may Ann looks like she's gain some weight." This picture doesn't really show it but the full frontal shows too much and thats why I don't do those pictures. Now I can't wait till I get to the "oh, Ann is pregnant with the belly," stage. Ta ta for now.

13 weeks

2009-04-22T17:26:00.000-07:00

So here is my 13 weeks. To be honest I am completely shocked that I have remembered to take a picture every Wednesday. I went to a food show today for work and noticed some shrimp. I told Beth "hey there's my baby." Apparently my baby is the length of a shrimp. That's right 3 inches long. Hopefully next month I will be able to find out the gender. Please do not note on the weight gain. Believe me I know it's there!

Tuesday Night with the Podjan's

2009-04-22T17:15:00.000-07:00

So, I watched Lilly and Judah Tuesday night and Lilly decided to have a make over. So I got some things out like lip stick, blush, and apparently eye shadow. Lilly just asked, "What's this?" I told her its eye shadow. So there is an aftermath of the eye shadow on her legs.

12 weeks

2009-04-15T15:29:00.001-07:00

Right when we found out we were pregnant we went and ordered our crib and dress. So we picked up the dresser (meaning Andrew and Dan did) and we got most of it put together. Only another month until the crib comes in!!!

So here is the 12 week picture. Enjoy!